At 06:38 PM 8/31/2009, Lfm614@aol.com wrote:
>Makes sense, so why do only later models have it?
The blue capacitor was for radio suppression. The condenser in the
distributor is the one that prevents the points from arcing.
>
>That is a secondary benefit of the capacitor. As Vance pointed out,
>the primary reason for their existence is to keep the points from burning
>and to protect the coil.
Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/
Corrosion Acres, Georgia #354
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